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Episode 559: Swing, Swing

Episode 559: Swing, Swing

The Auburn Observer · Justin Ferguson and Dan Peck

February 9, 20261h 10m

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Show Notes

Justin and Dan recap Auburn basketball’s missed opportunity of a home loss to Alabama and look ahead to a pivotal week ahead for the Tigers. Topics for this episode include:

* why the Alabama loss is particularly deflating

* why Justin wanted to start the show talking about defense

* how the game changed so dramatically in the final minutes of the first half

* Dan speculates about reasons for Auburn’s second-half struggles in SEC play

* why SWA represented the team at the postgame press conference

* Dan remembers what a Bond villain said about the difference between genius and madness (editor’s note: it’s from TOMORROW NEVER DIES)

* what to expect from Vanderbilt, another team having a rollercoaster season

* “the fickle nature of the jump shot”

* memories from Super Bowl halftime shows of yore

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